JAMB - History (2019 - No. 12)
The end of the Era of Princes in Ethiopia was a key factor in
decentralising state power in the hands of Provincial heads
centralising power in the hands of the Emperors of Ethiopia
the conquest of Southern Ethiopia
motivating the Italo-Egyptian invasion of Ethiopia
Explanation
The end of the Zamana Masaf∂nt (Era of Princes) led to the centralisation of state power in the hands of the Emperors of Ethiopia. This consolidation of power helped in confronting the Italo-Egyptian invasion in the 19th Century.
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